Bed and chair alarms can give caregivers valuable warning when an older adult at fall risk begins to get up, but choosing the right type matters.

Senior Home Safety Specialist Robin Schiltz explains pressure-pad, motion-sensing, and wireless alarm options, along with important considerations such as false alarms, nighttime confusion, placement, and caregiver response time. She also explains why an alarm should be only one part of a broader fall-prevention plan.

Visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com for more practical tips and resources for safer aging at home.

For many family caregivers, Thanksgiving with a critical, angry, or abusive parent brings more dread than joy. In this episode, retired occupational therapist, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and Dementia Care Specialist Esther Kane explains how to tell whether sudden hostility could have a medical cause, and how to protect your own wellbeing if the behavior is lifelong. She shares practical ways to shorten the visit, change the setting, set calm boundaries, and know when to step away for safety. Visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com for more tips and resources for older adults and the families who care for them.

A new month can bring fresh hope, but for family caregivers, the same worries often come along with it. In this episode, retired occupational therapist, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and Dementia Care Specialist Esther Kane busts three common caregiving myths and shares simple ways to plan the month ahead, ask for help, and protect your own health. She also walks through a quick monthly home safety check that gives caregivers real peace of mind. Visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com for more daily safety tips and resources for older adults and the families who care for them.

When an older parent is scammed online, families often don't know what to do first. In this episode,

Senior Home Safety Specialist Robin Schiltz walks through practical steps for protecting bank accounts, passwords, credit, identity, and devices while helping a parent recover without shame or blame. She also explains why families should watch for follow-up scams after the first incident.

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Cold weather does more than make older adults shiver. It can raise blood pressure, cloud thinking, stiffen joints, and quietly raise the risk of falls, even indoors. In this episode, retired occupational therapist, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and Dementia Care Specialist Esther Kane explains what recent research reveals about cold and senior health, and shares simple, practical steps seniors and caregivers can take before winter arrives. For more tips on staying safe and independent at home, visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com.

A bathroom can look perfectly safe while still hiding several common fall hazards. In this episode,

Senior Home Safety Specialist Robin Schiltz walks listeners through a simple ten-minute bathroom safety check, from loose rugs and poor lighting to slippery shower surfaces, awkward reaching, and unsafe supports. Older adults and family caregivers will learn what to look for and which small changes can make everyday bathroom routines safer.

Visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com for more practical senior home safety tips and resources.

Chronic pain does more than hurt. It quietly changes how older adults move, sleep, and balance, and that can raise the risk of falls and other injuries at home. In this episode, retired occupational therapist, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and Dementia Care Specialist Esther Kane explains how pain affects safety, clears up common myths, and shares simple home changes and daily habits that make life with pain easier. Caregivers will also learn better ways to ask about pain and how to spot it in a loved one living with dementia. For more practical tips and resources, visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com.

A bathroom can look perfectly safe while still hiding several common fall hazards. In this episode,

Senior Home Safety Specialist Robin Schiltz walks listeners through a simple ten-minute bathroom safety check, from loose rugs and poor lighting to slippery shower surfaces, awkward reaching, and unsafe supports. Older adults and family caregivers will learn what to look for and which small changes can make everyday bathroom routines safer.

Visit SeniorSafetyAdvice.com for more practical senior home safety tips and resources.